Press Play with Madeleine Brand: California case: free speech v. abortion rightsCrisis pregnancy centers are generally run by pro-life groups that aim to convince pregnant women not to get abortions. A California law requires that employees tell their clients that the state offers free and low-cost abortions and other family planning services. Now a group of these centers is arguing that the law violates their freedom of speech.

UnFictionalUnbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise. The day LA and smog first met. Stories that will stick in your head like a memory. It’s UnFictional, hosted by Bob Carlson.

The DocumentThe Document is a new kind of mash-up between documentaries and radio. It goes beyond clips and interviews, mining great stories from the raw footage of documentaries present, past and in-progress. A new episode is available every other Wednesday on iTunes and wherever fine podcasts are downloaded.

To the PointA weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

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Home prices are rising. Los Angeles is seeing some of the biggest gains in the country. Prices are still below their peak of seven years ago. So it is a good time to buy? Investors seem to think so. California is seeing more house-flipping than anywhere else, which raises the specter of another housing bubble. There are bidding wars and all-cash offers. Guest host Madeleine Brand asks, who are these buyers? Also, The Bling Ring, Hollywood imitating life imitating Hollywood.

On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point with Warren Olney, President Obama wants another stimulus plan to repair roads and bridges, but Congress is not enthusiastic. Plus, saying goodbye to a political lightning rod. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann calls it quits.

It looks like the housing market is back -- or at least well on its way. Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Index this week revealed that March housing prices were nearly 11% higher than last year's. Several cities, including Los Angeles, had their highest gains in more than seven years. There are bidding wars and all-cash offers. Who are these buyers? What's driving this? Are we at risk for another bubble?

A couple of years ago, the news reported on group of LA teens was breaking into the homes of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Paris Hilton and stealing millions of dollars in cash, jewelry and clothes. Last week, Cannes featured the debut of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring. Kyle Buchanan, West Coast Bureau Chief for New York magazine, has more on Hollywood imitating life imitating Hollywood.